Racial Disparities in Healthcare: COVID-19
ONLINE - On March 31, 2021, Northwestern University School of Professional Studies hosted a virtual lunchtime table talk on racial disparities in US healthcare and how those disparities have played out over the past year with regard to COVID-19.
The conversation was moderated by Monica Rodriguez, the Director of Communications and Engagement for the All of Us Research Program, and featured healthcare professionals from across the country.
Featured:
Mainza Lukobo Durell, DrPH, MBA
Adjunct Lecturer, Master’s in Global Health program at Northwestern SPS
Director of Research, Chicago Center for HIV Elimination at the University of Chicago
Gary Arnold
Program Director, Progress Center for Independent Living
Deanna Bridge Najera, MPAS, MS, PA-C
Physician Assistant, MedStar Montgomery Medical Center and Maryland’s Caroll County Health Department
During the lecture, a number of links were shared for attendees interested in learning more about some of the topics discussed. Click through below:
- COVID-19's isolated world is the norm for people with disabilities
- Strategies to provide equitable care during COVID-19
- Combating bias and stigma related to COVID-19
- Questions of bias in COVID-19 treatment add to the mourning for black families
- Learn more about the All of Us Research Program
The lecture was part of SPS's Lunchtime Table Talk series, a lecture and Q&A series that highlights the interdisciplinary research and conversation occurring at the School of Professional Studies. The lectures are free and open to Northwestern University staff, students, and faculty, as well as the general public.
If you are interested in learning more about the Northwestern University School of Professional Studies Lunchtime Table Talk series, please contact us at SPS@northwestern.edu and ask to be added to our email list.
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